The song of the Savi's Warbler sounds like a strange insect buzzing. These birds live near European lakes, ponds, and rivers, just above the water's surface. During nesting season, males perch on ...

Part 1. 'I don't do calls' -- Crossing the sound barrier -- Tone and timpre -- Pitch and frequency -- Rhythm and timing -- Part 2. Put it all together and what have you got? -- Simple calls -- Simple ...

They’re professional skulkers, loud but highly elusive. And yet there one is, out of the reeds, to be remembered for ever ...

The mountains, lakes, deep woods and rugged coastlines of Maine's Acadia National Park are home to more than 300 species of birds. Volunteers are now making recordings to document the avian soundscape ...

If you’re looking for a warbler that isn’t just passing through the Chesapeake Bay region on its way to summer breeding grounds way up north, keep a lookout the next few months for the prothonotary ...

Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

The forest was cool and had the sweet smell of a recently fallen tree and the duff beneath our feet. In the dappled sunlight we could see midges swarming. Near and far, we heard birdsong. One of the ...